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Offline Mats

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Formosaproduct Brick / Ostende Max collision 18 August 2009
« on: August 19, 2009, 07:46:07 AM »
Picture of the burning tanker here: http://suomenkuvalehti.fi/kuvat/2009/08/19/malaysia-ship-collision

Some crew are missing. I hope they are all found alive.

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Re: Formosaproduct Brick / Ostende Max collision 18 August 2009
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2009, 10:56:49 AM »
A picture of the damaged bow of Ostende Max can be found HERE.

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Re: Formosaproduct Brick / Ostende Max collision 18 August 2009
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2009, 11:03:08 PM »
In yesterday's newspaper (22 Aug) they wrote that two bodies were found and it is unlikely that the other 7 people will be found.
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Re: Formosaproduct Brick / Ostende Max collision 18 August 2009
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2009, 08:27:05 PM »
According to danish news sources, the 9 missing crew members have now been salvaged from the Formosaproduct Brick - unfortunately, all of them dead.

I have been looking around for news on the accident and found this interesting piece of video on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJxyiMRhj3s

It's actually rather "funny" how they are showing pictures of the Ostende Max with the bulp all mangled and flat and still make it seem like it was the Formosaproduct Brick who was the guilty part - despite them having a huge hole in the PORT side just ahead of the charred superstructure! Just goes to show how reliable TV is!

*Edit*
 Just a picture of the Ostende Max:

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0cCw4BCfMX7tA

I'm gonna want to hear how they'll explain that this was the Formosaproduct's fault!

 

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